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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Dhoni: It Has Not a Brilliant Year for Me

Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni might have won millions of cricket fans' hearts when he won the ICC World Cup for the nation earlier this year. However, Captain Cool has failed to repeat the same magic in test matches.

One flop show after another in Test cricket this year has got tongues wagging and Dhoni knows that he has been under huge pressure. I am not technically very sound. So, at times, it is about adapting to the conditions out here. Batting at number seven, it has not been a very brilliant year for me as an individual, Dhoni admitted after he was out for just 6 runs in the first innings against the Australia.

Over the past year, Dhoni has not produced regularly with the bat, especially in Tests. Mahendra Singh Dhoni's presence as a Test batsman has not matched his performance in the shorter formats. A look at his record this year cuts a sorry figure. At an average of just 37, Dhoni has hit only one century in 12 Test matches against. Surely, his repeated failures with the bat have hurt cause in Tests.

His record against Aussies has been woeful. In nine Innings in Australia so far, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has managed just 147 runs at a poor average of just over 16. Forget about a century, he was yet to reach the 50-run mark with his highest score being a paltry 38. It is important for India that their skipper fires big with the bat. For, it is not just with the gloves, Dhoni the batsman too is a match-winner.